Erythropoietin Protects the Kidney by Regulating the Effect of TNF-α in L-NAME-Induced Hypertensive Rats

• Main Authors: Mete Ozkurt (Author), Kubilay Uzuner (Author), Nilufer Erkasap (Author), Gokhan Kus (Author), Rumeysa Ozyurt (Author), Onur Uysal (Author), Ibrahim Akyazi (Author), Ozden Kutlay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Hypertension is the leading cause of death worldwide. Chronic high blood pressure induces inflammation. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α plays a major role in inflammation and also depresses the synthesis of erythropoietin, which exerts protective effects on tissue; however, the mechan...